demon
Example Sentences
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No one else on the gridiron was big enough or fast enough to guard a 6-foot-5 speed demon whose leaps defied gravity.
The area was once viewed as ominous, dominated by an ancient walnut tree believed to be infested with demons and marking the supposed burial place of Emperor Nero.
From Science Daily
Along the right sideline, the Rams had left wide receiver and resident speed demon Rashid Shaheed in single coverage.
The modern West tried to exorcise these demons.
"I'm lucky I have a partner that has helped me battle these demons, but I never thought a vocation - something I love - would push me to this."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.